Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-14
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
Proceedings Before the Commission DAY
Rule of Proceeding Promulgated


Rule of Proceeding Promulgated
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The interstate
commerce commission has this morning
promulgated the following rule of pro-
ceeding:
Applications made for tho official ac
ton OF the commission shall be made by
petition, which shall set forth the facts
OF which they are founded and be verified
by the oath of the applicant or of some
authorized agent or attorney"
senator Dolph presented to the COM
mission memorial from the board of
trade at Nalla Walla, in relation to high
charges. The memorialis.s pray for re-
le1 In time to save this years crop from
e1horoltant freight charges. He also
presented memorial from the board of
trade at Portland, Ore, in relation TO the
long and short haul features. The mem
orialists set forth the advantages which
Portland has enjoyed as compared with
interior points by means of her position
upon the coast. The water lines, they
| say, have liked the rates, and the rail lines
have followed closely enough to prevent
exclusion from the traffic. The Canadian
Pacific, they further represent, built and
supported by the British Government for
| the purpose OF holding and extending
British commerce to the detriment of
American interests, Is another element of
the question. The memorialists say thew
are not assured that the true meaning of
the law is such as to forbid the making of
| rates to coast points in competition with
thOse.of the water carriers and the Cana
dian Pacific; yet if the commission so in
| terprets the law, they ask the prompt use
of the dispensing power.
Congressman Buttervorth. of Ohio,
appeared with several gentlemen repre-
senting the River interests, and asked
In their behalf an opportunity to be
heard in relation to the matters pre-
scented by the representatives of the
Southern Railway and Steamship Assoc
iation on Saturday. They were given
copies of such documents as we're filed
by the railroad men, and withdrew to
consider what steps they would take.
-Messrs, W. ii. Coss, II. ID. Johnson, s.
Waxelbaum and j. +. Hanson, commit
tee representing the Chamber of Com
MERGE of Macon, Ca, were accorded a
hearing upon the subject brought up by
the Atlanta board and the southern rail
road men ca Saturday. They submitted
an elaborate written argument in sup
port of the petition for the suspension
of the operation of the long and short
haul clause. 1t embodied schedules
showing that after the law goes into
effect the rates between Macon and
northern points will be increased
from Is to thirty per cent. The more
sparsely settled condition of the South
and it's deficiencies in many respects as
compared with the manufacturing CEN
tiers of the North and East, were fully
set forth as matters which made the
conditions substantially different from
those which prevail between the East
and the West, and which justify the in
tervention of the Commission. The dec
leration was made that if the interpreta-
ton now threatened had been foreseen
when the bill was under consideration, the
South would have opposed the measure
unanimously.
The following letter, written by in
struction of the commission, explains
itself:
G. C. CHENEY, ESQ, General Superintead-
ent Canadian EXPRESS Company:
DEARs SIR: Your letter of the 1st in
slant, requesting the decision of the
Commission upon the question whether
the Interstate Commerce law applies to
express companies, has been laid before
the Commission and duly considered.
If any express company desires to be
heard by the commission on the question
you raise, an early opportunity will be
offered for the purpose; but until such
hearing is applied for, the Commission
will assume that the law does not apply
to such companies.
Very Respectfully.
T. NJ COOLEY, Chairman.